Method and system for collecting contemporaneous information relating to an event
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1. A method for providing contemporaneous information relating to an event, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a mobile communication user device, a request for supplemental information, for a reported critical event, the request received based on a proximity of the user device to a location associated with the critical event;
presenting to a user of the user device identifying information for the reported critical event and a user interface providing for the user to select whether or not to provide supplemental information related to the critical event in response to the request;
providing for, responsive to a user selection to provide supplemental information, a user to identify supplemental information related to the event; and
transmitting the identified supplemental information over at least one communication network from the user device.
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Abstract
Contemporaneous information relating to an event is collected in response to receiving an indication of an event. A plurality of mobile devices located in a specified area related to the event is identified based on location information associated with each of the mobile devices. A request for supplemental information is transmitted via at least one communication network to at least one of the plurality of mobile devices located in a specified area related to the event. The requested supplemental information is received over the at least one communication network from the at least one of the plurality of mobile devices.
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1. A method for providing contemporaneous information relating to an event, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile communication user device, a request for supplemental information, for a reported critical event, the request received based on a proximity of the user device to a location associated with the critical event; presenting to a user of the user device identifying information for the reported critical event and a user interface providing for the user to select whether or not to provide supplemental information related to the critical event in response to the request; providing for, responsive to a user selection to provide supplemental information, a user to identify supplemental information related to the event; and transmitting the identified supplemental information over at least one communication network from the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A mobile communication user device for providing contemporaneous information relating to an event, the user device comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive, by a mobile communication user device, a request for supplemental information, for a reported critical event, the request received based on a proximity of the user device to a location associated with the critical event; a user interface configured to present to a user of the user device identifying information for the reported critical event, to provide for the user to select whether or not to provide supplemental information related to the critical event in response to the request, and to provide for, responsive to a user selection to provide supplemental information, a user to identify supplemental information related to the event; and a communication interface configured to transmit the identified supplemental information over at least one communication network from the user device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing a computer program, executable by a machine, for providing contemporaneous information relating to an event, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:
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receiving, by a mobile communication user device, a request for supplemental information, for a reported critical event, the request received based on a proximity of the user device to a location associated with the critical event; presenting to a user of the user device identifying information for the reported critical event and a user interface providing for the user to select whether or not to provide supplemental information related to the critical event in response to the request; providing for, responsive to a user selection to provide supplemental information, a user to identify supplemental information related to the event; and transmitting the identified supplemental information over at least one communication network from the user device.
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